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Product Description
The Benriner Slicer is a professional piece of equipment that no chef should be without. Its sharp super high quality stainless steel blades provide a clean and sharp cut to any vegetable. It comes equipped with 3 different blades giving you the ability to slice in many various ways.The standard flat blade cuts perfect slices which can be easily adjusted for thickness. The fine toothed blade will help you create elegant vegetable garnishes for professional looking meals. Great for carrots, radishes, or any other firm vegetable. The medium toothed blade is excellent for quick and easy uniform stir-fry pieces that will cook up in a flash. Suitable for almost any vegetable- try onions, peppers, radishes, beets, zucchini, etc. The coarse toothed blade can make chunky and crisp cuts of vegetable or fruits. Great for potatoes, onions, radishes, cucumbers, carrots, apples, peaches, etc. The slicer also comes equipped with a safety device which comes in very handy when working with small pieces of produce. Helps to make good cooks better!
Customer Reviews
Most Helpful Customer Reviews
291 of 294 people found the following review helpful
By Sandy P
This is an excellent slicer. I've used everything in it from carrots (when making my carrot version of thai papaya salad) julienned into matchstick thickness to wide thin slices of Korean radish. Never failed me.
Two drawbacks though:
1. The safety guard is a joke. It doesn't hold the veggies very well and is a pain to use effectively...which means I usually don't use it. I've cut my fingers on this mandolin twice now, which isn't bad for two years of regular useage, but I don't like the sight of blood so I'll leave it as a major detractor. Luckily for me, I cut myself on the julienne part and not the actual wide slicer. In other words, my finger meat was left shredded but intact. Whew!
2. The metal parts rust. Yep. They rust. Hence the reason I am now shopping around for another slicer. Don't know yet if I'll get another Benriner. Might look into the Bohn.
***Update***
Apparently Benriner realized the metal parts rusted because their mandolins now come with plastic screws to hold the julienne blades in place and to adjust the thickness level.
Two drawbacks though:
1. The safety guard is a joke. It doesn't hold the veggies very well and is a pain to use effectively...which means I usually don't use it. I've cut my fingers on this mandolin twice now, which isn't bad for two years of regular useage, but I don't like the sight of blood so I'll leave it as a major detractor. Luckily for me, I cut myself on the julienne part and not the actual wide slicer. In other words, my finger meat was left shredded but intact. Whew!
2. The metal parts rust. Yep. They rust. Hence the reason I am now shopping around for another slicer. Don't know yet if I'll get another Benriner. Might look into the Bohn.
***Update***
Apparently Benriner realized the metal parts rusted because their mandolins now come with plastic screws to hold the julienne blades in place and to adjust the thickness level.
99 of 101 people found the following review helpful
By M. Mckay
THis is a great item which is used several times per week in my kitchen, primarily for slicing cucumbers, carrots, potatoes, and other vegetables. the basice slicing blade stays sharp and is easy to adjust. Careful! It's easy to cut yourself! I suggest getting a kevlar or other cut-resistant glove (such as the steel gloves used by fish mongers or meat packers); I find them to be more convenient and more useful than the plastic holding tool. The finest julienne blade was a problem for me; if I slammed a hard carrot through its teeth, occasionally the teeth bent; be careful that the vertical thicknes of the julienne is not more than the width of the julienne cuts. I don't care for having to keep track of the separate blades when they're not in the slicer, but it's not much different than tracking accessories for a mixer or a Cuisinart.
I have a Bron stainless steel mandoline, whcih costs well over $100 more but the Benriner is what I turn to again and again.
I have a Bron stainless steel mandoline, whcih costs well over $100 more but the Benriner is what I turn to again and again.
47 of 47 people found the following review helpful
By sftrash
The French Laundry Cookbook says this is what they use. I'm a banquet cook and this is what we use. They are a great buy and will fit in a roomy knife case. Those little safety handles don't work on any of the plastic mandolines from any maker, and we have a classic expensive stainless steel mandoline that NO ONE at work is willing to use, because it doesn't have a safety handle either, but grave bodily damage promises to be far greater in severity. There is a Shun mandoline (retail 500$) that actually has a handle connected to a sliding rail that looks like it will work in theory, but Cook's Illustrated rated it at the bottom. Watch your fingers, hold veggies with a towel and use the leftover scrap for a stockpot instead of trying to get the last chip from a potato or shred from a carrot.
128 of 140 people found the following review helpful
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This little guy works great, but unless you are absolutely positive that you will never want to cut anything larger than a medium sized mushroom, do yourself a favor and get the "Super" model. It's essentially the same thing only it's wide enough to take on whole potatoes, onions and fennel bulbs, and it has metal adjustment knobs to boot.
It's my understanding that these are high carbon steel blades, and yes, that does mean that they will rust if you put them in the dishwasher or forget to dry them thoroughly. Nothing a little Barkeeper's Friend can't fix, and a light coating of vegetable oil after washing can help keep the rust at bay if you live in a particularly humid environment.
A cut resistant glove would be a wise investment whatever model you end up with.
It's my understanding that these are high carbon steel blades, and yes, that does mean that they will rust if you put them in the dishwasher or forget to dry them thoroughly. Nothing a little Barkeeper's Friend can't fix, and a light coating of vegetable oil after washing can help keep the rust at bay if you live in a particularly humid environment.
A cut resistant glove would be a wise investment whatever model you end up with.
25 of 25 people found the following review helpful
If you are a good cook this is a great tool. I've worked in many a kitchen that depend on this very slicer. It is lighter and cheaper than a french mandoline. You can simply hold it over a bowl and slice away, no setting up and easy to clean. If you are good with a knife you'll have no problem. This tool, however, is not for the clumsy or the inexperienced. The finger guard is useless so you had better know what you're doing. Tip: use to slice as much of the food item as you feel safe and finish the rest with a sharp knife.
50 of 55 people found the following review helpful
By D. Roese
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One star because I don't trade safety for a few bucks. I was a professional chef for 20 years... as soon as I held the safety guard in my hand, my hand knew something was wrong. The guard itself puts your fingertips one little slip away from pain! Not only that, but because there are no rubber feet anywhere, you have to hold the mandoline up with one hand and try to keep it stable while slicing...maybe a wet towel under the front edge would help, but not worth it. The "guard" has a few plastic teeth that are inadequate for holding most items for julienne. It's sharp, and is wonderful for making micro-thin slices of whole carrots and cukes. BUT the julienne function requires so much force (try doing 1/4" potato sticks) that any accident is going to be serious.
22 of 22 people found the following review helpful
I have had this mandolin for over two years now. I use it regularly for cucumber, apple, carrot, potato, cabbage... The blade is sharp, and I agree with other reviews, the safty guard is not very effective. However, I have never cut myself using the mandolin. I wash and dry it after each use, and have no problem with rusting. In fact, I just bought one for my parents because they were impressed with it. My Japanese friend also has one. It's practically in every home in Japan. Don't think you can find another good mandolin at this price. Giving it 4-star review because the safty guard can be improved.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars
great product for slicing all vegetables
I use this mandoline slicer everyday when preparing salads. it is easy to use and clean and very time saving
Published 7 days ago by frank menschel
5.0 out of 5 stars
Nice
Cheaper than most stores and brand new. I would buy form them again any day. Thanks and have a good day
Published 9 days ago by David J. Suh
5.0 out of 5 stars
Par excellence
Being a retired artisan,whoever thought up this tool was spot on,using it gives more than job satisfaction,makes a chore an experience
Published 12 days ago by crowdael
4.0 out of 5 stars
Awesome Slicer
Very sharp and slices cleanly. It comes with a couple of blades that might prove useful in the future but I mostly use the smaller blade to make hash browns.
Published 20 days ago by Yun Y Montgomery
5.0 out of 5 stars
Daily Use
This is a great product. I can throw it in the top shelf of the dishwasher to wash. Great for thin slicing of cucumbers or onions or green peppers. Read more
Published 22 days ago by L. W. Wright
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great tool, but take care
Just ordered a replacement unit after over 10 years of regular use of my original Benriner mandoline. Read more
Published 1 month ago by FG
5.0 out of 5 stars
LOVE LOVE LOVE!!
This product has shortened my prep time by a factor of 100! It is so functional, easy to use and easy to clean.
Published 1 month ago by Dumeril
5.0 out of 5 stars
A excellent tool
This is the one that every other Japanese mandolin is judged against. In more than a decade of professional kitchen life, I never saw another brand. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Chef Soda
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great Value
Great Value for the price...3 of these will outlast a $250 satinless model...price has gone up a bit but still a good value
Published 1 month ago by Doug Pini
5.0 out of 5 stars
Benriner Japanese Mandoline
Nicely made with good blades. Can slice or julienne vegetable to several different sizes. A finger guard is included. At
Published 1 month ago by Catherine Stover
